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While the two heads of state focus on resolving what pries them apart, both nations share a dangerous confrontation within their borders over energy demand and water supply—offering a matchless opportunity for new kinds of cooperation on policy, technology, business, and trade.[read more]

When the leader of China makes a visit to the United States and schedules just two stops, one to see our President and the other to see a Chinese electric vehicle company, the significance is hard to ignore. As Butch Cassidy said in the movie, “Hey, these guys are serious.” If the leaders of our government do not start getting a lot more serious about electric drive and listening with more interest to those who are expert in that field, the United States risks getting left well behind.[read more]

China advanced hope for a global climate accord Thursday, saying it would enhance the information it makes available to other countries about its carbon emissions and submit that reporting to some form of international review. This opens the door to a potential agreement that ensures transparency in a way that is not intrusive and...[read more]

“Very exciting day here in Beijing.  There’s enormous interest in both governments in working together to fight climate change.  The package announced today is far-reaching and can make a real difference in cutting emissions.” That’s an exclusive quote from David Sandalow, DOE’s Assistant Secretary of Energy for Policy and...[read more]

During a hastily convened breakfast meeting in Singapore, the US president supported a Danish plan to salvage something from the moribund negotiations by aiming for a broad political agreement and postponing contentious decisions on emissions targets, financing and technology transfer…. The deferral plan was outlined to 19 leaders,...[read more]

The recent climate summit at the UN offers an opportunity to contrast an understated, but effective approach to making a real difference in reducing the production of greenhouse gases and the approach taken by most of the countries in the world of producing a lot of hot air about climate change while working hard to make sure that they...[read more]

The flood of news from the current doings in NY City continues, but it’s sounding more and more like less and less. Obama wants worldwide end of fossil fuel subsidies: President Barack Obama is calling on the world to end massive government subsidies that encourage the use of fossil fuels blamed for global warming. The president, who...[read more]